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the u.s. session. over here, the action's started. the sterling/dollar behind me, down .8%. we did fall below the 154 level. guys, we've been flirting with 153, below 153 in the last couple of minutes, as well. the first time we've been at these levels since last july. more significantly it comes as the bank of england saw governor king who's leaving outvoted with others on wanting to increase the size of the quantitative easing program. don't expect that they're sort of shedding any tears over the strong market reaction today when those minutes pass. the bank of england saying the weaker sterling is good for growth. a lot of britains tonight agree as they look at a continuing rob of their discretionary purchasing power. that story is something not just britain is dealing with for the time being. what it is doing, if we can flip over to the market reaction for stocks, is helping bolster the ftse. so after hitting the five-year highs, now punching above the 6,400 level for the first time since
the u.s. session. over here, the action's started. the sterling/dollar behind me, down .8%. we did fall below the 154 level. guys, we've been flirting with 153, below 153 in the last couple of minutes, as well. the first time we've been at these levels since last july. more significantly it comes as the bank of england saw governor king who's leaving outvoted with others on wanting to increase the size of the quantitative easing program. don't expect that they're sort of shedding any tears over...
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u.s. with everybody is buying hand over fist. i've been doing it a long time and i'm still conflicted. i know these corporations have been showing better results. but at the end of the day, we still have qe because of no growth. >> rebecca patterson would tell you you have just enough growth, actually, you have a wonderful spot where it's just weak enough where the fed keeps their foot on the pedal and that's why it's the perfect moment, at least now, for the market. >> i guess it's that little circle we used to have on our baseball bats. we have to be careful about that thing cracking in half. that's what i think a sweet spot is. here we are, you have a 7.9% rate. i can debate all long about whether the housing market is getting better or not. that's the reason why we have this influx of qe. why would we be without qe? ultimately, it's all about growth and we just don't have it. here we go, the stocks are full steam ahead. i can't tell my customers not be on board, but i can tell them not
u.s. with everybody is buying hand over fist. i've been doing it a long time and i'm still conflicted. i know these corporations have been showing better results. but at the end of the day, we still have qe because of no growth. >> rebecca patterson would tell you you have just enough growth, actually, you have a wonderful spot where it's just weak enough where the fed keeps their foot on the pedal and that's why it's the perfect moment, at least now, for the market. >> i guess it's...
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>> here in the u.s. you have a disconnect between what the bond markets are telling you and what the equity markets are telling you. if the bond markets are right, equities have a long way to run. >> oliver, thank you for being here. >> nice to see you. >> coming up we've got more -- >> happy valentine's day. >> treat your lady right. coming up, we've got more with our stanford economics professor john taylor. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, a "squawk box" exclusive interview with robert rubin. former treasury secretary of the united states. we'll talk about the path from debt disaster to economic prosperity. keep watching "squawk box" on cnbc. [ male announcer ] any technology not moving forward is moving backward. [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] and you'll find advanced safety technology like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. >>> time now to get some final thoughts from our guest host john taylor. you make the case that the fed, by its easy money actio
>> here in the u.s. you have a disconnect between what the bond markets are telling you and what the equity markets are telling you. if the bond markets are right, equities have a long way to run. >> oliver, thank you for being here. >> nice to see you. >> coming up we've got more -- >> happy valentine's day. >> treat your lady right. coming up, we've got more with our stanford economics professor john taylor. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, a...
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and countering it was the victim of u.s. hacking. >>> and the bulls are back from a three-day weekend. can the s&p 500 post an eighth straight week of gains? we've got four days to find out. it's tuesday, february 19th, 2013. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin who is back from vacation. let's get started with the markets. as joe mentioned, the s&p winning streak has been a strong one. in the meantime, the dow is coming off a second straight weekly loss. although, really, if you looked at this last week, it was the ever so slightest of losses. u.s. equity futures are indicated higher. dow up by 21 points. s&p is up by two points above value fair and the nasdaq is up about 3. in 20 minutes, we'll turn to predictions on where the markets go from here. then in the next hour, delivering alpo. we'll talk to the manager of a $11.5 billion hedge fund. this fund was up 30% last year. don't miss pine river's ceo
and countering it was the victim of u.s. hacking. >>> and the bulls are back from a three-day weekend. can the s&p 500 post an eighth straight week of gains? we've got four days to find out. it's tuesday, february 19th, 2013. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin who is back from vacation. let's get started with the markets. as joe...
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the u.s. ambassador to south korea responding to all of this. >> it's a very provocative act that undermines regional peace and stability and i think it would be critical for us to coordinate very closely with you and our colleagues in south korea going forward. >> we're going to talk more about washington's reaction and what this all means for geouncertainty and our guest hosts for this hour, jared bernstein who works as the chief economist for joe biden. tony is joining us and capital alpha markets managing director chuck gabriel. they're also going to talk state of the union. john harwood sat down with dave axlerod yesterday. he will join us. later we're going to be joined by valley jarrett, denny hoyer and jeb hensarling. and our corporate newsmaker of the morning, mutar kent, the coca-cola chairman and ceo set to talk earnings and outlook, that's all coming at 8:00 a.m. eastern. but first, michelle has this morning's headlines. michelle. >> yeah. the national transportation safety board i
the u.s. ambassador to south korea responding to all of this. >> it's a very provocative act that undermines regional peace and stability and i think it would be critical for us to coordinate very closely with you and our colleagues in south korea going forward. >> we're going to talk more about washington's reaction and what this all means for geouncertainty and our guest hosts for this hour, jared bernstein who works as the chief economist for joe biden. tony is joining us and...
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it said "u.s. magazine," but you said "us" magazine. you went back and predepended -- >> thank you. >> he's paying attention. >> you can't get me -- it's 3:30 in the morning, i know. >> you think that's too early for him, andrew, he can't give grief at that hour? >> i want to see you guys in "us magazine" next week out on the golf course. >> is there any video of joe on the -- on the course? >> is there? >> i don't think there is. >> joe, we have a point, let's see you in the bill murray video. >> you've got two more days to play at least. >> last year there was video. we never have video of you fishing, do we, liesman? >> yes, you do. and by the way, i'm more than happy to provide it. but we want to look at that great shot you had. >> actually, casting is something you don't want to do as a golfer and i do do it. the big slice. >> you know who i am, joe. when you go out there to play foss courses, i am the guy who is illegally fishing on the golf courses. i've been thrown off of golf courses around the country. >> that snuck off. >> gu
it said "u.s. magazine," but you said "us" magazine. you went back and predepended -- >> thank you. >> he's paying attention. >> you can't get me -- it's 3:30 in the morning, i know. >> you think that's too early for him, andrew, he can't give grief at that hour? >> i want to see you guys in "us magazine" next week out on the golf course. >> is there any video of joe on the -- on the course? >> is there? >> i don't...